After we started the games period in our school, the kids were eagerly waiting for an opportunity to go out and play. At times they complained that they did not have games period the previous week because of a holiday or an examination or something else. They wanted to cash a rain check that was never offered to them. Kids used to ask me early in the morning whether their right to use the games period that day was going to be honored or not. I used to joke back with a “we will see” response and enjoyed it when they said “Saaaar”.
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A school bursts into new energy levels during the 10 or 15 minute break that the children get after every two hours of study. The kids rush to the ground and organize themselves quickly to play a game of their choice. The decibel level goes up suddenly and there is a feverish enthusiasm to make best use of that short break. Kabaddi, seven stones, cricket, chasing each other are some of the popular games they engage themselves in. You can hear them tell each other not to waste precious time which automatically means that their disputes are resolved in a matter of few seconds. When that break is over, kids spend as much extra time as possible and will not return until they are herded back to their classrooms by their teachers.
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